Review: The Artis Opus ‘Duck’ – Have I Finally Found My Golden Goose?
Over the years, I’ve used a whole host of different painting handles, but to be honest, none of them have really worked for me. I usually use them for a while, but very soon they just seem to get in the way rather than helping. I understand the design theory, providing a stable platform, but they just don’t click. Usually, I just end up going back to using corks with minis pinned or blue-tacked in place; it’s cheap and it works. But, being a sucker for something new, I keep looking for that “golden goose” of handles. While ordering some new brushes, I stumbled across a series of three handles…
Review: The Four E’s Scientific Mini Vortex Mixer – A Hobbyist’s Best Friend?
If you’ve spent as much time as I have over the years shaking dropper bottles until your wrist feels like it’s about to fly off, you know the struggle. We’ve all been there: you grab a pot of white paint or a heavily settled metallic, shake it for three minutes, and still end up with a watery, separated mess on your palette. Enter the Four E’s Scientific Mini Vortex Mixer. Originally designed for labs to mix test tubes, this little beast has been adopted by our tabletop community as the ultimate solution to “painter’s cramp”. I’ve put this through its paces on my own workbench, and here is the honest,…
Elevate Your Hobby with AI Mini Painter
If you’re like me, the most daunting part of the hobby isn’t the assembly or the mould lines, it’s the “decision paralysis” that hits when you stare at a primed model with a brush in your hand. We’ve all been there: you have a cool idea for a “Grimdark Sea-foam” Space Marine, but you’re terrified that once the paint hits the plastic, it’ll look less “elite warrior” and more “minty toothpaste.” Enter AI-MiniPainter.com, it’s a specialised suite of tools designed to take the guesswork out of your hobby. While the site offers everything from professional product photography renders to diorama generators, I want to focus on the crown jewel for…
WarColours Paint Brush Review
My current paint brushes had got to that stage where the tips are starting to go and were in need of replacing but the dilemma was what to replace them with. For the last 18 months or so I’ve been using some Games and Gears brushes and they have been very nice. But when it came to replacing them they are only available as a full set at around £30 for six brushes but I only really needed to replace four of them so I was a bit hesitant and decided to have a bit of look around to see what else was available. There were the obvious choses of…
Gamers Grass Review
I’ve been using the grass tufts form the guys at gamers grass for some time so when it was time to place another order I thought it was good chance to do a bit of product review. So first things first this is not some sort of sponsored review, I have no affiliation with the company and they’ve not sent me anything to review. It’s just what I like to use. I think I first became aware of them after reading an article in ‘Figure Painter’ magazine and thought I’d give them a go when I was looking for something to use on my Guild Ball Bases. That fist order…
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